by Site Owner | Aug 23, 2013 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Short Stories
By Colin Winnette Atticus Books, $14.95, 246 pages It’s very possible that Colin Winnette sat down one day and wondered to himself, “Is it possible to take the entirety of War and Peace and condense it to about ten percent of it’s size?” If so, then...
by Site Owner | Aug 4, 2013 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Biographies & Memoirs
Who’s This Guy? By Pete Townshend Harper Collins, $32.50, 538 pages The world can now rest easy knowing the age old question “Who is Pete Townshend?” has finally been answered. Who I Am: A Memoir tells the story of Townshend’s life from the moment he was...
by Site Owner | May 20, 2013 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), General Fiction
Visit the Northwest in Zadie Smith’s NW By Zadie Smith The Penguin Press, $26.95, 401 pages Zadie Smith’s NW is many things, but it is definitely not boring. The book follows four characters – Leah, Felix, Natalie and Nathan...
by Site Owner | Apr 16, 2013 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Humor
Something Fishy in The State of England By Martin Amis Alfred A. Knopf, $25.95, 255 pages Lionel Asbo: State of England starts off with a bang and doesn’t let up as the story progresses, becoming increasingly wackier as it goes on. The story follows two...